Virgin Pendolino

The boom in the use of the railways continues with Virgin Trains requiring increased capacity by undertaking a programme to reduce First Class capacity.  The first of the 21 nine-car Pendolinos to have a carriage converted to Standard is now in service. 

The train, which also received a major interior refresh and a deep clean as part of the work, is now back in service. 

When finished, the project will create an extra 5,500 Standard Class seats a day.  Each upgrade will take a week.

Phil Whittingham, Managing Director at Virgin Trains, commented: “Our main focus is always our customers and their needs.  We have seen demand for our services increase significantly, with more than 34m journeys made on our trains last year, something that we are very proud of.  Converting these First Class carriages to Standard allows us to respond to requests from passengers for more seats on our busiest routes.  We’ve also given our Pendolinos a well-deserved spring clean and remain as committed as ever to improving the service we offer to our customers.”

After the nine-car trains have been upgraded, the remaining 35 11-car Pendolinos will also undergo the major interior refresh and a deep clean with the full fleet completed by mid-2016.  www.virgintrains.co.uk

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